[House Document 105-183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 2d Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-183


 
   PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
                              KAZAKHSTAN

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                                MESSAGE

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT 
    OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN 
CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, WITH ACCOMPANYING ANNEX AND 
              AGREED MINUTE, PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153(b)


 


  January 28, 1998.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed


To the Congress of the United States:
    I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to 
sections 123b. and 123d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b), (d)), the text of a proposed 
Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with accompanying annex and 
agreed minute. I am also pleased to transmit my written 
approval, authorization, and determination concerning the 
agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the United 
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear 
Proliferation Assessment Statement concerning the agreement. 
The joint memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a summary of the 
provisions of the agreement and various other attachments, 
including agency views, is also enclosed.
    The proposed agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan has 
been negotiated in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 
and as otherwise amended. In my judgment, the proposed 
agreement meets all statutory requirements and will advance the 
nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the 
United States. The agreement provides a comprehensive framework 
for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and 
Kazakhstan under appropriate conditions and controls reflecting 
our common commitment to nuclear nonproliferation goals.
    Kazakhstan is a nonnuclear weapons state party to the 
Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). 
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Republic of 
Kazakhstan agreed to the removal of all nuclear weapons from 
its territory. It has a full-scope safeguards agreement in 
force with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to 
implement its safeguards obligations under the NPT. It has 
enacted national legislation to control the use and export of 
nuclear and dual-use materials and technology.
    The proposed agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan 
permits the transfer of technology, material, equipment 
(including reactors), and components for nuclear research and 
nuclear power production. It provides for U.S. consent rights 
to retransfer, enrichment, and reprocessing as required by U.S. 
law. It does not permit transfers of any sensitive nuclear 
technology, restricted data, or sensitive nuclear facilities or 
major critical components thereof. In the event of termination, 
key conditions and controls continue with respect to material 
and equipment subject to the agreement.
    I have considered the views and recommendations of the 
interested agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and 
have determined that its performance will promote, and will not 
constitute an unreasonable risk to, the common defense and 
security. Accordingly, I have approved the agreement and 
authorized its execution and urge that the Congress give it 
favorable consideration.
    Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of 
the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation, I am transmitting it to the Congress 
without exempting it from any requirement contained in section 
123a. of that Act. This transmission shall constitute a 
submittal for purposes of both section 123b. and 123d. of the 
Atomic Energy Act. The Administration is prepared to begin 
immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations 
and House International Relations Committees as provided in 
section 123b. Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session 
period provided for in section 123b., the 60-day continuous 
session provided for in section 123d. shall commence.

                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, January 28, 1998.





                                
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